Microsoft (MSFT) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its Q3 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Microsoft to post earnings of $3.22 per share and revenue of $68.54 billion for the quarter. Microsoft has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The software giant reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.24. Microsoft had a net margin of 35.43% and a return on equity of 33.36%. The business had revenue of $70.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.94 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Microsoft to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $15 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Microsoft Price Performance

Shares of MSFT traded up $30.14 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $425.40. 58,840,495 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,304,167. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.35. Microsoft has a 1-year low of $344.79 and a 1-year high of $468.35. The stock has a market cap of $3.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $384.18 and a 200-day moving average of $411.01.

Microsoft Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. Microsoft's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.73%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Microsoft from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Microsoft from $435.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a research note on Thursday. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Microsoft in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Microsoft from $430.00 to $494.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Microsoft has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $507.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSFT. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Microsoft by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 83,787,746 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $35,316,535,000 after buying an additional 11,600,470 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Microsoft by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 59,961,337 shares of the software giant's stock worth $25,273,704,000 after purchasing an additional 5,370,546 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. lifted its position in shares of Microsoft by 471.4% during the fourth quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 5,812,933 shares of the software giant's stock worth $2,366,153,000 after purchasing an additional 4,795,536 shares in the last quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Microsoft in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,239,974,000. Finally, TCI Fund Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Microsoft by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. TCI Fund Management Ltd. now owns 13,993,637 shares of the software giant's stock valued at $5,898,318,000 after purchasing an additional 2,003,047 shares during the period. 71.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Microsoft Company Profile

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services.